Pyro Studios, currently working on Planet 51, revealed that the Spanish studio will be working on a new installment in its popular Commandos franchise as soon as it wraps up the animated film-based action/adventure. While the first two titles were a big success, the 3rd one, making the move from strategy to 3d FPS, was not, so Pyro Studios has decided to go back to its roots and make Commandos 4 a real-time strategy game. No further details, nor a projected release date, were disclosed.

Check out the following new screens from LucasArts' GamesCom 2009 lineup:

• 'Star Wars: The Force Unleashed - Ultimate Sith Edition' (ALL) - New Screens
• 'LEGO Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues' (ALL) - New Screens
• 'Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron' (NDS/PSP) - New Screens
• 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Republic Heroes' (ALL) - New Screens

Check out the following new screens and trailers from Ubisoft's GamesCom 2009 lineup:

• 'Your Shape' (Wii) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'Assassin's Creed II' (ALL) - New Screens
• 'James Cameron's Avatar: The Game' (PS3/X360/PC) - New Screens & Trailer
• 'R.U.S.E.' (PS3/X360/PC) - New Screens
• 'Silent Hunter 5' - New Screens
• 'Just Dance' (Wii) Announced - Screens
• 'Rabbids Go Home' (NDS/Wii) - New Screens
• 'Red Steel 2' (Wii) - New Screens
• 'Shaun White Snowboarding: World Stage' (Wii) - New Screens
• 'TMNT: Smash-Up' (Wii) - New Screens
• 'C.O.P. The Recruit' (NDS) - Screens & Trailer
• 'Arthur and the Revenge of Maltazard' [ALL] Announced - Screens & Trailer
• 'Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes' (NDS) - New Screens

Majin: The Fallen Realm is a new fantasy action adventure title from Japanese studio Game Republic, pushing the boundaries of cooperative AI gameplay to deliver a new kind of experience set in an exotic and mysterious wide open fantasy universe.

Castle Crashers is a four-player game, where players are knights on a quest to regain a stolen idol. Embark on the adventure on your own or with up to three friends and discover the mind-boggling magic and mystery in the mythical world.

Advent Rising is a third-person, intergalactic action/adventure of epic proportions, akin to a fast-paced action movie where the player is swept up in an ever-evolving series of sequences and events. Originally developed by GlyphX Games, the game's designer Donald Mustard, now with Epic studio's Chair Entertainment, which is comprised of several former AR developers, would love to continue the original trilogy idea, but the IP is owned by Majesco.

John Cena, Undertaker, Randy Orton, Edge and Rey Mysterio will headline the new game, which promises to deliver player freedom never before experienced in the SmackDown vs. Raw franchise.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• PixelJunk Shooter [PS3] - Gameplay Trailer
• Diablo III - Monk Trailer (2)
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StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game. At Blizzcon's StarCraft II lore panel, Blizzard revealed that Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer will voice Kerrigan.

Inspired by the popular and addictive “tower defense” genre in PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe, the player controls a defender-of-the-forest character in a lush 2D environment. The player’s goal is to strategically defend the pathway to his homebase from an onslaught of various threatening monsters.

Batman: Arkham Asylum is a 3rd-person action game powered by the Unreal Engine 3, that exposes players to a unique, dark and atmospheric adventure that takes them to the depths of Arkham Asylum – Gotham's psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane. With the game due in stores next week, an in-game advert revealed that a FREE DLC will be available soon on both PS3/X360.

The story of Valkyria Chronicles II takes place two years after the conclusion of the original game. A group of young Gallian Military Academy cadets find themselves plunged into a bitter civil war when the newly formed Gallian Revolutionary Army stages a coup. As the epic drama unfolds in the game, players will experience stories of friendship, love and growing pains during a time of war and revolution.

Sacred 2 is a action-oriented deep fantasy RPG where players are immersed in an epic journey through the medieval-like kingdom of Ancaria featuring pitched battles and a wide range of enticing quests. While Sacred 2 has been quite a success, it was the demise of publisher Ascaron, and the developer recently closed down. Deep Silver will be publishing the addon later this year, and revealed at GamesCom that it has acquired the license, and Sacred 3 is already in the planning stage.

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the SEGA Genesis, the company put up a poll asking fans which of their old classics it wanted as the next Xbox Live Arcade title. Earthworm Jim was initially included and in the lead, but a licensing issue with Gameloft, who is working on a remake for Wii/PSN/XBLA, forced SEGA to remove the game, making ToeJam & Earl the winner in the end. No further details or release dates were revealed yet.

Stargate Worlds, an MMORPG using Epic’s Unreal Engine 3 technology, provides players with a form of ranged combat unique to MMORPGs that will take full advantage of modern and science fiction weaponry, cover and terrain. Last month, it looked like Firesky/Cheyenne was about the go under, but according to studio head Shane Hensley, it has received new funding to continue development.

Rare's favorite gung-ho future field operative finally gets the chance to relive That Thing With The Skedar on Xbox Live Arcade. Whether it's your first, second or tenth time facing off against the sly dataDyne Corporation and their allies, just be sure to keep a steady grip on your Falcon 2 as you prepare for infiltration.

PES 2010 will benefit from the most exhaustive raft of new features in the series’ history, with every aspect of the game benefiting from key improvements and major gameplay additions.

StarCraft II will feature the return of the Protoss, Terran, and Zerg races, overhauled and re-imagined with Blizzard's approach to game balance, designed to be the ultimate competitive RTS game.

Another day, another batch of game trailers was released. Instead of giving them all their own posts, we grouped them, and so far there are trailers for:

• Section 8 [PS3/X360/PC] - Dynamic Combat Missions Trailer
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• NBA 2K10: Draft Combine [PSN/XBLA] - Trailer
• MX vs. ATV Reflex [ALL] - Terrain Deformation Trailer
• James Cameron's Avatar: The Game [ALL] - GamesCom 09 Trailer
• South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play! [XBLA] - Trailer
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SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs Confrontation focuses on online play and the global community and clans that support it, with Tournaments, Clan Ladders, and Leader Boards. The long promised v1.50 patch is coming next week Tuesday, followed by v1.60 which will include free DLC.